During the summer’s protests against police brutality, Santa Monica Police Chief Cynthia Renaud came under withering criticism. AdvertisementAs civil unrest ignited throughout the country after the killing of a Black man, George Floyd, by Minneapolis police, some protesters focused on wealthy areas like Santa Monica. Elsewhere in the city, officers arrested more than 400 protesters, most of them peaceful, and fired rubberized bullets into the crowds. She returned to lead the Santa Monica Police Department, which has about 220 sworn officers, from 2012 to 2017. Advertisement“I am certainly humbled at being asked to once again serve the Santa Monica community,” Seabrooks said.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 22, 2020 23:19 UTC